Gianna Maria Canale was born on September 12, 1927 in Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy. She was an actress, known for Der Ritter von Pardaillan (1962), Theodora - Kaiserin von Byzanz (1954) and Il bacio di una morta (1949). She was married to Riccardo Freda. She died on February 13, 2009 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.